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New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sent a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for representation to the concerned authorities, which sought to create SOP for exceptions dealing mechanism for cash transfers under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMJKY) as well as for all future schemes/welfare measures to be distributed/disbursed through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for persons who are otherwise intended beneficiaries of the government scheme but are not able to avail the same only for want of PMJDY account.
The bench headed Chief Justice of Delhi DN Patel while sending the petition for representation asked the respondents authorities to treat the petition as a representation according to the Law, rules and regulations and Government policies.
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With the direction the court disposed of the plea by Delhi resident Akash Goel who had contended that the condition of having a PMJDY account as a pre-requisite for availing the ex-gratia of Rs 500 under the PMGKY was an exclusionary criterion.
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A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh asked the Finance Ministry or the authority concerned to treat the petition as a representation and to decide it as expeditiously as possible.
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Centre to treat as representation a PIL which has contended that having a Jan Dhan account should not be the only criterion for identifying the poor for receiving ex-gratia under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY). A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh asked the Finance Ministry or the authority concerned to treat the petition as a representation and to decide it as expeditiously as possible.
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